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**NEW EXCURSIONS**
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Sydney – A Living Harbour |
Sydney Harbour is the cleanest it has been in years and home to an enormous variety of marine animals, many benefiting from the clean water.
All information covered is relevant to the age group of the students. |
Mangroves: this full day excursion takes place in the western part of Sydney Harbour and travels into the Parramatta River. |
Tide and weather conditions are noted and students will visit a wetland area to observe first hand the mangroves in their natural environment including mud flats, rock pools, sea grasses, the amazing root system of the mangrove, and the habitats of fish and birds.
A fantastic hands on opportunity to use a water testing kit |
Foreshore Tidal Zone: this half day excursion takes place in the eastern part of the harbour, and for a full day covers some of the western parts of the harbour particularly around the fish markets. |
Tide and weather conditions are noted and students will visit Shark Island to examine the tidal zone around the ferry wharf, beach, rock pools, crevasses and rock platforms that are home to shell fish and marine animals.
Further onto the island students can look for signs of animal life.
There will be an opportunity to use a water testing kit and take water samples at various locations throughout this excursion.
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These excursions are relevant to the following units of work: |
Stage 1 |
Stage 2 |
Stage 3 |
What’s Alive |
Our Australia |
What’s the Weather |
| Kids Care |
Mini-worlds |
Environmental Matters |
| Sense of Direction |
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A Change for the Better |
| A Place in Time |
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Sailing, Sinking, Soaring |
Look Around You |
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| Bridges |
This excursion looks at the technological influences on the design and construction of the six bridges of Sydney Harbour.
Students can explore the future needs of a global city and are encouraged to think about tunnels for future harbour crossings, and consider the environmental impacts of a new bridge at Iron Cove.
Excursion is relevant to the following unit of work: Stage 2 Material World. |
Human Society and its Environment: K - 6 (Stages 1 - 3) |
An excellent learning experience across KLAs.
Through a study of the Sydney harbour area students will gain a knowledge and understanding of:
Change and Continuity
Cultures
Environment
Social Systems and Structures |
Units of work or combinations of units could form the focus for an excursion as follows: |
STAGE 1
Transport
Water Systems |
STAGE 2
Australia: You're Standing in it
British Colonisation of Australia
Places: Then, Now and Tomorrow |
STAGE 3
Current issues: Development of Sydney Harbour area
Government |
Visual Arts (Stages 1 - 3)
Develop students' visual awareness where water meets land on Sydney Harbour |
